As DA continues to shuffle my work, I will continue to post new pieces and upgrade the fave break limit. If you have not yet read the appeal, here is a summary:

DA is forcefully shuffling the work of deviants and therefore denying some deviants a chance for their work to be seen despite it being the 'most popular' at the time. It is sad that they would do this to anyone who works hard on their piece and the only way to break through this is to hit the fave limit.

I hope that everyone will just take one moment to click the fave button and help me break the limit. Doing so would mean far more than anything else in the world to me right now, for I only hope to restore fairness to the system and receive an answer for why I am being silenced ^^

-Chen

HONOURABLE MENTIONS:

Prophet is helping to spread the word to the community as actively as possible.

was referred to the appeal by

a big name in the literature community has supported my appeal and even given me a premium membership. Why? Because bullying and oppression is wrong and everyone deserves the chance to be recognised for the hard work they do. No one tells Roger Federer to stop winning at tennis, he'll stop when he's lost his game. No one should be penalised for being too popular or too clever. Do we tell our scientists they are too smart? Do we tell Stephen Hawking that he is too intelligent? Do we tell Justin Bieber that.....yeah y'know what, let's not go with the last one .___. Anyway, the important thing is everyone tries hard, not just one person. To penalise someone for working hard is wrong and I'm glad to have such a big name supporting me ^^

I am personally not concerned with the favorite stuff. I just like your work and as usual am giving my critique.

This is a well written work. The theme and the title both complement each other and so in a way it is a perfect harmony of the two.

The start is well posed; you left WHY he fell and all those details and stressed on the story ahead. You kept things subtle by not going over WHO or HOW he was uplifted but it just happened.

This subtlety is really good.

Then the expressions at places are also praiseworthy. The way ti takes you to the end is also beautiful and so I don't see many flaws (it was a free verse with a little rhyming) so i would say a pretty good job!

I find myself in a conundrum while reading this particular masterpiece. It isn't that I support bullying, nor for that matter take it upon myself towards fighting a cause which I (honestly speaking) am as guilty of as the wrost amongst us. Its as you summarized best in your work:

For it is a wonderous place, of miracles and mercyThough gripped by those who are blinded by greedI weep for them, as anyone shouldFor they have followed the devil's creed

The problem is simply a matter of capitalist tendencies merged with a mandatory requirement of our governing bodies towards "improvement". To them, improvement can be provided when, and only when, the community is made to rise up to the occasion (i.e. "budding talent provided space to show their work"); this acts as a double-edged sword. All the more reason why, however biased I may sound (relatively speaking), a fair deal is needed - freedom is, after all, a very misunderstood right.

Good luck with what you support, and may you be successful in your endeavor.

Thank you, I appreciate that. In fact there is actually a little bit of a revolution going on now and you can have a look at my journal if you'd like to be a part of it. I hope to see some poetry from you soon ^^

He's standing up for himself because he and other people ARE most popular, but their work is being shoved back purposefully because the people that "matter" in DeviantArt don't want literature on the front page.